Elaine Penwell’s mastery of the knife gives a positive spin to the term paper cut.
Tag: handmade
Waste Landscape
Installation by Elise Morin and Clemence Eliard composed of 65,000 old CDs hand sewn together. More images via designboom.
Superlative Heroes/Nefarious Villains Back to Back Book
**June 8th 2016 Update**
3 leather bound artist’s proofs now available.
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Presenting The Union of Superlative Heroes and Order of Nefarious Villains book. Both sets of Victorian/Steampunk characters have been combined into a unique back to back book structure. This handmade limited edition of 100 measures at 7.25″ x 5″ and is covered in tan and black book cloth featuring gold and silver Lokta end papers. Covers are adorned with a hot stamped foil emblems representing each side. Hand bound with care and artistic precision by Julie Sullivan of Dancing Cat Bindery.
What follows is a small selection of pages from the collection of 48 total characters with bios, 12 episodes of action and enlightenment and a partial glimpse at 1 of the 2 whimsical novelty advertising pages.
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San Diego Comic Con 2011- Day 4
Peter Mayhew with his purchase of my “Hairy Trinity” print.
Another day of great sales with the added bonus of two great events. The first was the purchase of my signed print titled “The Hairy Trinity” by the wife of Mr. Peter Mayhew, a.k.a. Chewbacca. (Peter has recently undergone surgery and wasn’t able to walk the convention floor.) Shortly after the purchase I visited Peter’s signing booth to thank them both for the purchase and was invited to take a picture of Peter holding his print.
The second event was the purchase of one of my new Superlative/Nefarious books by a gentleman that showed an intense interest and asked several questions about the project. As we wrapped up the sale he presented his business card and identified himself as a project executive with Imagine Entertainment, the company founded by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. So perhaps my book will eventually work its way through the studio’s intricate project review maze.
More photos from the day:
San Diego Comic Con 2011- Day 3
Today’s sales were a record for a single day’s effort for us. Thus we were both very focused on staying close to the booth. What follows are some additional shots around the convention floor before the doors opened, a couple of booth shots of talented folks (and new friends) and more costume fun.
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“Googie A-Go-Go” deluxe edition book
In addition to the small pamphlet version, comes a signed, limited edition (5) hand bound version of the “Googie A-Go-Go” book. This version has the same content as its small counterpart and includes electric blue and red book cloth cover, snazzy cut paper medallion on the cover and high quality 61 lb printed pages inside. 14 full color illustrations with humorous text. Book dimensions are 13″ x 9.5.” This deluxe fancypants version will be introduced at our Small Press booth (N-13) next week at San Diego’s International Comic-Con event.
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San Diego Comic Con 2011
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The time is drawing near for this year’s comicpalooza extraordinaire, located in beautiful San Diego. Next week, starting with Wednesday’s preview night, the event will run through Sunday the 24th. We’ll be in the Small Press area again, this time booth N-13. If you’re one of the fortunate 125,000 to snag a ticket to this awesome event, I hope you’ll drop by, say hello and peruse our table of silly goodness.
Since last year’s event, we’ve added to the mixture of Steampunk Monkeys and Sinister Simians with new card sets: Artistic Pets, a second set of Literary Pets, The Union of Superlative Heroes and the Order of Nefarious Villains. Limited edition The Big Bark Theory prints will be available. “The Hairy Trinity”and a collection of Superlative and Nefarious character portraits will be available in the form of fanciful signed metallic prints. Other recent additions to choose from will be the Monkey Memory Match Game, Googie A-Go-Go pamphlet book and a very limited edition Googie A-Go-Go hardbound fancypants edition.
Premiering at the show will be a back to back, hand bound, limited edition Superlative Heroes and Nefarious Villains hardback book. This uniquely bound book of Victorian superheroes and super villains will include extra characters not available in the card sets plus 12 episodes of action and enlightenment sure to please. All this and a whole lot more!
“Googie A-Go-Go” limited edition book
Introducing “Googie A-Go-Go,” a little book with a big serving of silly fun. 14 full color illustrations of a variety of imaginary Googie styled signs with humorous historical facts.
Limited edition of 50. Each book measures 4.25″ x 5.5″ and each is signed and numbered.
Printed on 80 lb. gloss book paper with a sturdy Classic Columns Red cover. Hand stitched with red thread.
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Machina Fatalis- Steampunk Guide for Comic Con
The folks over at Machina Fatalis have started compiling a list of Steampunk related booths and offerings for the upcoming San Diego Comic Con. The list includes a nice mention of what I’ll be offering. More details of my presence at the show soon to follow.
Get Bent
Check out a selection of clever metal sculpture creations over at Get Bent.
Sisyphus by Jankovics Marcell
Seeing this again after over 30 years serves as a strong reminder that it doesn’t necessarily take CGI to interpret incredible creative nuance.
Abbey Hambright
Check out the fun pop culture and film versions of finger puppets and more over at AbbeyChristine. Anyone who dreams up an Omar Little bib is a-okay by me.
Monkey Memory Match Game
Just released and available in the Etsy shop: The Monkey Memory Match Game. Test your memory using 24 pairs of Chet Phillips monkey illustrations. Simply lay out the 48 tiles, pattern side up in a grid 6 across and 8 down (or 8 across and 6 down if residing in Australia) and turn two over at a time to find a match. Perfect for two players or enjoy testing your monkey memory solo.
Monkey art mounted on sturdy mat board. Each tile measures 2″ x 2.25″ and are packaged in a 5″ x 7″ box with instructions.
(Cheeky Monkey decal on the box bottom, signed by the artist.)
Make a Monkey Mental Note to visit the Etsy Shop listing for more details.
Derek Sullivan
Fun character creation from Derek Sullivan.
Datamancer Steampunk Laptop
Beautiful craftsmanship from Datamancer. Perfect for inscribing your memories of the Great Steamship Wars, communicating with fellow lodge members via the ether and blogging updates of the second Victorian Zombie Apocalypse Insurgency.
Kate MacDowell
The porcelain creations of Kate MacDowell offer an impressive blend of imagination and execution.
Olly Moss- Paper Cuts
Olly Moss explores the age old process of silhouette portraiture by giving it a clever modern twist. Check out the seemingly endless supply of creations here to test your movie and pop culture knowledge.
A Bounty of Fatherliness
Father’s Day is June 19th
Nothing says “Thanks Dad, for all you do for me” like a gift of Sinister Monkeys, Bigfoot/Wookie/Wolfman portrait, Tiki, Googie Sign or Victorian superheroes. With Father’s Day fast approaching visit the Etsy shop for these and loads more great gift ideas.
Pictured above:
Society of Sinister Simians limited edition book
Smoking Fez Monkey leather paperweight
Atomic Mutant Sushi Googie Sign
William S. Stone
Whimsical and imaginative creations from William S. Stone.
501st Legion TK Helmet Project
Creative collection of custom Stormtrooper helmets viewable HERE.